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Track: Medicine Show
Artist: Big Audio Dynamite
Album: This Is Big Audio Dynamite

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Name: Big Audio Dynamite
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Formed by Mick Jones after he was ousted from [a=The Clash], he continued to develop the sound The Clash had experimented with on 'Sandinista' using breaks, dubs and the heavy use of samples. They debuted with the 1985 release 'This is Big Audio Dynamite', followed in 1986 by 'No. 10, Upping St. (which was co-produced by his former Clash mate [a=Joe Strummer]). They supported [a=U2] on their 1987 world tour. In 1988 'Tighten Up, Vol. 88' was released, followed in 1989 by 'Megatop Phoenix'. The lineup from 1984 until 1990 included [a=Mick Jones] (vocals and guitar), film director [a=Don Letts] (effects and vocals), [a=Leo Williams] (bass and vocals), [a=Greg Roberts] (drums and vocals) and [a=Dan Donovan] (keyboards). In 1990 Mick Jones changed the name to [a=Big Audio Dynamite II] (later [a=Big Audio]) and the lineup was completely changed. [a=Greg Roberts], [a=Leo Williams] and [a=Dan Donovan] left for [a=Dreadzone]. In 1995 Mick Jones started to use the original name again. 'F-Punk' was recorded with [a=Nick Hawkins], [a=Gary Stonadge], [a=Chris Kavanagh] (ex-[a=Sigue Sigue Sputnik]), [a=Andre Shapps] and [a=Michael Custance]. With Darryl Fulstow (who replaced [a=Gary Stonadge]), Bob Wond (who replaced [a=Chris Kavanagh]) and vocalist [a=Ranking Roger] they recorded an album 'Entering A New Ride'. However the record company refused to release it, so they distributed it via download on their website in 1997, making it one of the earliest internet-releases. In 1998 BAD was disbanded but reformed in 2011 for a series of live shows.

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Release: Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show
Year: 1986
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Synth-pop

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LYRICS

Covered wagon medicine show
Take you to the place where the healing flows
Weak in spirit we got the juice
Wont save your soul it`ll shine your shoes
Treated king to kangaroo
Santa Fe to Timbuktu
Don`t be fooled by imitation
This is the stuff that cured a nation
We took the tube and the high plains too
Never stopped long just passing through
A drop of the laughter of the maids of France
Makes a hopeless cripple dance

It was really vile weather
When we got to tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

In India we`re all the rave
Discovered that its great as aftershave
Dropped in the sea just off Japan
Swapped 20 bottles for an aqua-walkman
Immunity from ridicule
Improves your brains if you`re a fool
And I read in the Middle East
They traded some for a hostage release
Now if you`re bald it`ll give you hair
If you got straight trousers it`ll give you flares
Feeling up you`ll get depressed
Out of style here`s a brand new dress

It was really vile weather
When we got to tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

The stuff we sell is just the best
Passing all consumer test
Days of heaven nights of sin
Voodoo stick and sharks fin
When all around you seems like hell
Just one sip will make you well
Multipurpose in a jar
If you ain`t ill it`ll fix your car
In days of yore for all bad feelings
Washing socks and stripping ceilings
Nowadays its used medicinally
For all known human malady

It was really vile weather
When we got to tarred and feathered
You could hear the six guns sound
As they chased us out of town

Guaranteed don`t you know
Money back?
You`ll get a no!
It`s the one and only medicine show